In Week 2, you began creating a project plan in Microsoft Project. By now, you should have an idea about your level of comfort in using this software. You have most likely discovered some helpful techniques and may also have an idea of areas in which you could use help. Both your newfound skills and your areas of concern are valuable insights that could assist your colleagues.
In this Discussion, you assess your first experiences using Microsoft Project and exchange tips with your colleagues.
To prepare:
Think about your initial comfort level in using Microsoft Project. What difficulties did you have? How were you able to move past them?
Consider new techniques or skills you have developed through your initial use of Microsoft Project.
Consider which of these skills or techniques might be useful to your colleagues.
Reflect on any areas of Microsoft Project in which you could use help.
Post by tomorrow 9/13/16 550 words in APA format. Cite at least 2 references and include the level 1 headings as numbered below:
1) An assessment of your level of comfort in using Microsoft Project.
2) Describe a technique or tip you learned through your initial experience with Microsoft Project that might be useful to your colleagues.
3) Specify an area in which you could use help
Required Readings
Biafore, B. (2010). Microsoft Project 2010: The missing manual. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly.
Chapter 2, “Planning a Project” (pp. 39–57)
This chapter supplies a brief introduction on project planning. The chapter describes the contents of a project plan along with the process of creating relevant documents.
Coplan, S., & Masuda, D. (2011). Project management for healthcare information technology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 5, “Change Management” (pp. 193–237)
In this chapter, the authors review change management knowledge areas. The authors describe a variety of analysis methods applicable to change management processes and outputs.
Project Management Institute. (2013). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (5th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: Author.
Chapter 3, “Project Management Processes” (pp. 47–61)
This chapter supplies information on managing a project that uses networked processes. The chapter describes project management processes related to each phase of a project.
Campbell, R. J. (2008). Change management in health care. The Health Care Manager, 27(1), 23–39.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
In this article, the author highlights the work of two leaders in the field of change management. The author demonstrates how the work of these leaders can be applied to health care organizations.
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